Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumeris an American politician, the senior United States Senator from New York and a member of the Democratic Party. First elected in 1998, he defeated three-term Republican incumbent Al D'Amato by a margin of 55%–44%. Schumer was re-elected in 2004 by a margin of 71%–24% and in 2010 by a margin of 66%–33%...
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From conflicts of interest to inexplicable delays the actions so far of the attorney general and the Justice Department make it far less likely that the culprit will be found and that justice will be served.
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The airlines had come to us and said, 'If everybody sues us, we'll go bankrupt.' The federal government stepped in to say, 'OK, we don't want the airlines to go bankrupt, but we want the people who need help to get help.' That's what happened here.
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He knows that to feed red meat to his base undermines his standing with the American people. He may have to do it, but it would not be an act of strength.
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everyone seemed to emerge from the hearing with a different view of what he actually said.
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George Bush, say whatever else you want about him, does not back away from a fight. If he were to withdraw the nomination, it would be a stunning defeat.
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Dr. Rice's speech suggests that at the very least there was a disconnect between the public security message and the policy prescriptions top White House officials were pushing and the private warnings federal agencies were issuing about imminent threats to our homeland,
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The bottom line is that removal from the scene is a good thing. Given the padding of his resume he shouldn't stay on at FEMA.
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A brief period for the company to continue lobbying without the full 45-day investigation that should have been done from the beginning is simply not enough.
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I fully support the teaching and worship of Islam in the military, but I think it is common sense that the groups in charge of vetting people don't have links to terrorism and are fundamentally pluralistic,
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I hope the board will reinstate Mr. Gunn until all the legal issues are resolved. There is no legal consensus that the board had the power to fire Mr. Gunn.
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If the report is completed and kept secret and only given to the president, who has already come out for the deal, it will not reassure Americans.
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The repeated denials for a requested transfer raise serious questions about the appearance of whistleblower retaliation.
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This particular choice is more troubling than the others because Senator Ashcroft is more far over to the right on his views,
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The SEC desperately needs someone who both has a deep knowledge of how the markets function and at the same time possesses a rock-ribbed integrity. Bill Donaldson is such a man. I salute the administration for appointing him and appointing him quickly.